Insight News ::: 11.21.11

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Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate will run at the Park Square Theater in downtown St. Paul from November 30th – December 18th. Tickets range from $38 - $58 and can be purchased online at www.parksquaretheater.org or 651- 291-7005.

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INSIGHT NEWS Julius Collins III and Thomasina Petrus

November 21 - November 27, 2011 • MN Metro Vol. 37 No. 47 • The Journal For Community News, Business & The Arts • www.insightnews.com

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Miss Black Minnesota icon

Angela Burkhalter

Bobby Joe Champion

Funeral services are 11:30am with viewing at 10am, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 for Angela Burkhalter, former Communications Administrator for St. Paul’s Human Rights Department. Burkhalter died Tuesday, November 15, at Regions Hospital, in St. Paul. She was a fierce fighter for human rights and dignity, and for health and wellness. She was diagnosed with breast cancer eight years ago and maintained a relentless personal campaign to educate women and the community at large about breast cancer and living with dignity as one dealt with it. Burkhalter, 52, was an iconic representative of beauty, grace, resilience and determination. She was one of the most celebrated

holders of the Miss Black Minnesota Pageant title. Services will be at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church - 451 Central Avenue West, St Paul. Burkhalter was a huge ally of the small business community and helped create successes for the Central Certification Process (CERT) and the re-alignment of the Minority Business Development and Retention (MBDR) process for grant selection for the City of St. Paul. Her pioneering work in community outreach engaged the Minnesota Multicultural Media Consortium (MMMC) to conduct public policy forums to promote

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seeks District 58 senate seat State Rep. Bobby Joe Champion (DFL- Minneapolis) last week launched his campaign for the Senate District 58 Seat being vacated by Sen. Linda Higgins (DFL- Minneapolis).

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State Representative Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Minneapolis)

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Protesters gathered inside the state capitol building in St. Paul to protest against the upcoming vote by the Minnesota House of Representatives to put an anti-gay marriage amendment on the 2012 election ballot.

Vote to define state policy on marriage Grant supports art at Ascension Place Courtesy of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

Ascension Place received funding for a multidisciplinary arts program for residents of Ascension Place, a transitional housing program serving women struggling with mental illness and chemical dependency. The 2011 - 2012 program will include creative writing, sewing, and soul art groups, in addition to hosting six artists-in-residence. Presenting the check was Senator Linda Higgins. Receiving the check were Mary Stein and Hillary DeParde. Funds were provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment.

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Murua

Being thankful and learning optimism

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Aesthetics

Collecting canned goods for the greater good

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By Lydia Schwartz Contributing Writer Next year, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, the people of Minnesota will vote on a referendum amending the state constitution, which will officially define marriage as being strictly between a man and a woman. The Constitution of the State of Minnesota was designed to protect its citizens;

Aesthetics

Book review: My Long Trip Home

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this proposed amendment is one based on inequality and the notion that some families are better than others. If passed, it means that Minnesota will have officially declared a large portion of its citizens and families not worthy of contributing to society. Minnesota already has some of the toughest laws in the nation barring LGBT domestic

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Sports

Enoch Elliot leads strong Minnesota showing

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